My Rendezvous with Acrylic Art

Rendezvous with acrylic art
My first Acrylic

I have discovered a new creative outlet in 2021. This post is about my rendezvous with acrylic art .During an impromptu loose florals art class by my beloved sister , I suddenly discovered that I can paint. I did learn drawing during my school days. But at that time and due to the ignorance of youth, I was not really inspired. I did not realise than what a great opportunity I was being given. Now The sudden burst of artsy creativity, was accompanied by the sweet feeling of satisfaction.

Watercolor Magnolias

A Flower a Day

Watercolor was the medium I started with.Painting a flower daily helped to calm my flustered mind. My mental health improved markedly with every flower that I painted. Collaborations with like minded creative people on Instagram and Tangi helped me grow a lot. It felt like I was learning something new everyday. In addition, being a flower lover, I now realises that I could paint roses when I could not grow them in my tiny balcony garden.

Watercolor Loose Roses

Art Dates

Also my hubby is a super talented artist. He creates intricate acrylic and watercolor art which leaves me in awe. So, the chance to paint together opened up a new avenue for spending quality time together in the form of art dates.

Acrylic Art by the Mister

Acrylic for the first time

Recently I joined an online artists community called The Circle. They organized a virtual acrylic art workshop which I attended. But I just could not muster up the courage to try my hand at acrylic. So with a bit of fear in my heart, one fine Sunday morning, I decided to take the plunge. After the initial hiccups of how to blend, to add water or not, and a few rounds of tears and histrionics, I finally finished my first acrylic painting. Its called Under the Sea and I love it!

Rendezvous with Acrylic art
Under the Sea, Acrylic Painting

My rendezvous with acrylic art was a great challenge! But the rewarding feeling at the end made up for everything. I hope to create more art, both watercolor and acrylic. It is now difficult for me to imagine my life without art. It is a part of my mental health kit which helps me wade through the sometimes murky and sometimes clear water of life.

This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon and #CauseAChatter.

12 Comments

  1. It is great that you have started to paint. I say experiment as much as possible, try all the techniques. I do art tutorials and more on my YouTube channel if you want more inspiration. It is also great that you have a passion that you can share with your husband. Your work is lovely!

  2. Being creative with your hands is one of the ways psychologists recommend to calm stress and anxiety and I can appreciate that this is a wonderful outlet for you. Your artwork is beautiful and so is your husband’s.

  3. Beautiful artworks! Art is therapeutic and kind of addictive.

    I started with watercolours 3 years ago but switched to acrylics last year. Didn’t think I would enjoy this medium so much!

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